Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 935 Beers, Clifford Whittingham 1876 1943 A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. “A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography” by Clifford Whittingham Beers is a personal memoir written in the early 20th century. This powerful autobiography relates Beers' profound struggles with mental illness, detailing his experiences during a period of severe psychological distress marked by his feelings of persecution, delusions, and subsequent recovery. At the start of the narrative, Beers presents a candid account of his childhood, highlighting his shyness and early anxieties that foreshadow his later battles with mental illness. He discusses significant events in his life, particularly his brother’s illness and the toll it took on him, leading to a mental breakdown characterized by irrational fears and ultimately a failed suicide attempt. As he begins to recount these harrowing experiences, he transports readers into the tumultuous landscape of his mind, illustrating the isolation and despair of those suffering from mental health issues while also hinting at the structured yet misunderstood environment of institutions meant to provide care. This opening section sets the stage for a poignant exploration of personal suffering, resilience, and the quest for understanding one's identity amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Autobiographies Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943 Psychiatric hospital care -- United States -- History Mentally ill -- United States -- Biography CT RC Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology 403514 403515 2024-10-05T15:15:55.428153 2023-10-05T13:53:03.844443 text/html text/html 404703 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 150453 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242114 2024-10-05T15:16:03.575007 application/epub+zip 247278 2024-10-05T15:15:59.012998 application/epub+zip 221394 2024-10-05T15:15:57.717023 application/epub+zip 478221 2024-10-05T15:16:07.151951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463537 2024-10-05T15:16:02.757972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365869 2022-09-06T18:01:54.778907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389470 389396 2024-10-05T15:15:54.835057 2023-10-05T13:53:03.394447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 390823 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148315 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 390814 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148269 2020-12-26T07:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22556 2024-10-05T15:16:07.284949 application/rdf+xml 19272 2024-10-05T15:15:58.262993 image/jpeg 4399 2024-10-05T15:15:57.988011 image/jpeg 238521 2024-10-05T15:15:55.466009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia